Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-08-08

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 8
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
106 vs last sale 311 3 vs year ago 414 · +0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
1 vs last sale 104 10 vs year ago 113 · 8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
11 vs last sale 5 9 vs year ago 25 · 36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.20/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$196.20
156 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495202.651,003129
Medium and Large 2467170.6679822
Medium and Large 3415142.005895thin
One grade step is worth $60.65/cwt here — about $413 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale156 hd
196.20
NC average9 barns · 1,506 hd
195.81
+0.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,324124.561,6499thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212104.321,26552
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,437103.841,4925thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06491.4297328

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,431$1,3974thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,2012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$9401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$6402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)894$1,0615

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1288206.09/cwt195.00–215.005945
HeifersMedium and Large 3390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 3255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
HeifersMedium and Large 2275169.75/cwt160.00–180.004674
HeifersMedium and Large 1329203.65/cwt190.00–215.0067011
HeifersMedium and Large 1729178.73/cwt165.00–185.001,3034
HeifersMedium and Large 1525204.04/cwt190.00–213.001,07121
HeifersMedium and Large 2405180.00/cwt175.00–185.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 2640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 1843151.22/cwt142.50–160.001,2752
SteersMedium and Large 1280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added460215.33/cwt215.00–216.009913
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added415222.76/cwt222.50–223.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 1573203.22/cwt193.00–210.001,16416
HeifersMedium and Large 1935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
HeifersMedium and Large 1370209.78/cwt200.00–220.0077612
SteersMedium and Large 2305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added507250.62/cwt250.00–252.501,2714
SteersMedium and Large 1230265.00/cwt265.00–265.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 1426209.14/cwt200.00–217.5089118
HeifersMedium and Large 1471203.27/cwt190.00–210.0095717
SteersMedium and Large 11,055150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5831
SteersMedium and Large 2400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
SteersMedium and Large 1798200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5962
SteersMedium and Large 2575192.48/cwt190.00–195.001,1073
HeifersMedium and Large 1765167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2811
HeifersMedium and Large 1610201.97/cwt191.00–210.001,23212
SteersMedium and Large 3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
SteersMedium and Large 1633217.86/cwt210.00–225.001,37916
SteersMedium and Large 1518228.82/cwt217.50–238.001,1857
SteersMedium and Large 2538201.28/cwt195.00–207.501,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1721215.82/cwt215.00–217.501,5566
SteersMedium and Large 1358242.88/cwt237.50–247.508705
SteersMedium and Large 1430225.27/cwt217.50–237.009693
SteersMedium and Large 2630187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1811
SteersMedium and Large 1322228.58/cwt220.00–235.007363
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 3485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
SteersMedium and Large 3405142.35/cwt130.00–155.005772
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added485242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,1762
SteersMedium and Large 1676212.12/cwt205.00–221.001,4347
SteersMedium and Large 1581225.52/cwt210.00–232.001,3107
SteersMedium and Large 1478219.61/cwt210.00–229.001,0503
BullsMedium and Large 1667204.69/cwt195.00–215.001,3659
BullsMedium and Large 1471217.78/cwt205.00–232.501,02618
BullsMedium and Large 1935135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 1615206.54/cwt195.00–215.001,2706
BullsMedium and Large 1808142.51/cwt140.00–145.001,1512
BullsMedium and Large 1329225.43/cwt218.00–235.007427
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,437103.84/cwt99.00–108.001,4925
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253112.72/cwt112.00–115.001,4126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207103.23/cwt97.00–111.001,24646
CowsLean 85-90%1,20079.05/cwt75.00–83.009492
CowsLean 85-90%1,05492.37/cwt86.00–100.0097426
Bulls1,500133.47/cwt133.00–134.002,0022
Bulls1,274122.01/cwt117.00–126.001,5547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,440.00/head1,440.00–1,440.001,4401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2715700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,237.64/head1,050.00–1,350.001,2383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4311,397.27/head1,250.00–1,510.001,3974
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,201.11/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2012
Bred CowsMedium 2685450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred CowsMedium 2675610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2680890.00/head890.00–890.008901
BullsMedium and Large 2515183.92/cwt175.00–195.009475
BullsMedium and Large 3474147.18/cwt140.00–160.006987
BullsMedium and Large 2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
BullsMedium and Large 3573154.78/cwt145.00–165.008872
BullsMedium and Large 3605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
BullsMedium and Large 3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
BullsMedium and Large 3428151.29/cwt145.00–165.006486
BullsMedium and Large 3650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
HeifersMedium and Large 2520174.86/cwt165.00–185.009096
HeifersMedium and Large 2730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 2475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 3595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 1655191.88/cwt185.00–197.501,2574
HeifersMedium and Large 2570175.00/cwt165.00–185.009983
HeifersMedium and Large 2805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 2323173.18/cwt160.00–185.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 3230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
BullsMedium and Large 2393185.00/cwt185.00–185.007272
HeifersMedium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
BullsMedium and Large 1527206.17/cwt200.00–217.501,08710
BullsMedium and Large 1274232.98/cwt225.00–239.006385
BullsMedium and Large 1577208.52/cwt200.00–220.001,2039
HeifersMedium and Large 2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
BullsMedium and Large 2477186.08/cwt175.00–200.0088812
BullsMedium and Large 1375234.94/cwt225.00–247.5088113
BullsMedium and Large 1421222.59/cwt210.00–237.0093718
BullsMedium and Large 2430204.97/cwt200.00–210.008814
BullsMedium and Large 1710193.33/cwt190.00–200.001,3733
BullsMedium and Large 2260189.81/cwt185.00–195.004942
BullsMedium and Large 3385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
BullsMedium and Large 2560195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 2685185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2671
BullsMedium and Large 2760158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2011

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.